The Sun. — London, England, 1826-08-19 00:00:00

- no torn Laws, &c. are sounded from one end of the kingdom to the other. But is tins just ? If a man fails from injudicious or hazardous speculations; which may thrive passing well for a time, but pushed to excess, involve him in ruin, is he justified in attributing the blame to his neighbours? That speculation has been carried on to a ruinous excess in Manchester and the sur • rounding districts no reasonable man can doubt, and it 'is too much to visit upon Government the sins of the parties themselves. It is no answer that the poor operatives have had no controul in these mat ters,—their employers, by necessarily extending the means of production for years back, have employed a larger number of workmen in proportion who would have followed other avocations ; and the conse quence is, that when the production exceeds the demand too much, the prices come down, and the people are turned out of employ.— Starvation, and its baneful train of diseases ensue as a consequence, and the Government is assailed for having caused the evils which it could not controul. We lament the distress as much as any one, but we cannot see how Government is to interfere—it may suggest means of alleviation, but can afford no remedythat would please one part of the , community, without incurrin g the displeasure and censure of the other. Govern ment bad no power to mitigate the unusual heat of the weather, but it is held answerable for the conse quences, and much of the present distress is attributable to the seasons. Extract of a Letter from Capt. BARCLAY, of the ship Henry Davidson, arrived from Jamaica, dated off Portland, Aug. 17 We passed several Condon ships in the Gulf of Mexico, among which were the Jane (a barque), and the Anne, late transport of Jamaica. On the 17th ult. we spoke the Jane, and she reported that ou the preceding evening she had seen two schooners stand out from Bahia Honda Cuba, and board the Anne, which one of them stood in shore with, and the other made chase of the Jane. 'At daylight, I saw nothing of the schooners or the Anne. Letters of the 15th -July; from St.• Thomas, announce that on the 12th a dreadful fire had broke out, and destroyed, by one account, 25 houses and store-houses--by another, only 12. The letters were written in haste, and with great trepidation, in consequence of this awful event ; fortunately there was little wind, or the consequences would have been dreadful. The cus tomhouse is totally burnt. The Government House was near sharing the same fate. The damage was computed at 200,000 dollars. This island has been particularly unfortunate, and has *offered frequently from the ravages of this destructive element. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve o' Clock. The English Funds have been all the morning with scarcely an transactions worth notice; Consols opened at 781, have been I, and are now 785- 1. The Foreign Market has been equally i du and uniqteresting, Mexican Bonds being at 444 5 ; Colom lien, 814 4. The Shares are without any life, the only business has been in Brazilian Mines, which are considerably lower, and have been done at 8 pm. ; the cause of this is said to arise in con sequence of a fresh call upon this speculation, and not from any unfavourable reports, which are said to be satisfactory, by the Bra zilian Mail that arrived yesterda . Three per Cent. Consols, 78 1; Ditto for Account, Aug. 29, 785 4; Ditto for Oct. 12, 78 4 ; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 23 i 6 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 16 18 pm. Foam): FuNns.—Brazilian, 60 2; Buenos Ayres, 50 2; Chiliad, 36 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 314 4 2 ; Mexican S per Cent., 36 8 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 444 4 ; Greek, IS 4 ; Russian, 835 4 ; Danish, 565 ; Peruvian, 24 6 ; Spanish, lot 4. • Ithdxs.—Anglo Mexican, 50 45 die. ; United Mexican, 12 11 dig. ; Pasco Peruvian, 11 10 dia. ; Colombian, I 2 per Share ; Tlidpuxahua, 15 SO pm. ; Brazilian, 11 13 pm. ; Bolivar, 1 3 pm. Srt A ass. —British Iron Company, 29 die. Two o'clock. Consols have remained all the day at 78i, buyers, and no busi ness of an importance transacted ; 4 per Cent. 94i ; New 4 per Cent., 95i ; India Bonds, 25 ; Exchequer Bills, 16 18 pm. In the °reign Funds, Mexican Bonds have been done at 488, but recovered, and are now 441 i ; Colombians, 81 to i. The Share Market is extremely heavy, and nothing doing, except in Basilian Mining Sharer, which had a further depression, and are now only li 6 pm. THRE4 O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Console, 78i, buyer. ROYAL MARINES. PLYMOUTH, Au°. 15.—Fresh breezes from the S.W.—Yes terday this division of that very respectable and highly dis tinguished Corps, the Royal Marines, was reviewed by their Adjutant-General Campbell, on the Parade Ground, at Mount Wise. The General could not avoid expressing, in most unquali fied terms, his approbation of their military appearance, the accu racy, neatness, sad precision with which all their manoeuvres and evolutions were performed. This body of men is, perhaps, with out an exception, the finest in his Majesty's service; and whether we look at them as an efficient land force, or as co-operating with the naval service, we cannot withhold our consideration of them at the most• useful corps under the Crown. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the Officers of this distinguished Corps for the high, state of discipline it possesses, for the peculiarity of its service renders it liable to have its discipline deteriorated, by de tachments being placed in situations where command falls on non commissioned Officer', end others unconnected with a military lifs• Notwithstanding such disadvantages, this brave Corps, reviewed in battalion yesterday, performed every evolution with t hat steadiness and correctness which few can equal, and none ,41% °ace), in his Majesty's service. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE• Dtv ol 4 rott'r, Aur.. 17.—Wind W. fi ne seasonable weather. Th* Dryad, the Hon. Capt. Crofton, wpl sail to-morrow, for the Cork station ; and the Forte, Capt. .1. Coghlan, will sail in a reW days, on a cruise to the Westward. Sailed this morning, on cruise, his Majesty's ketch Vigilant, Lieut. Meredith. In Ila 111 "ge—.The Britannia, Windsor Castle, Pelorus, Camelion, an 4 Cynthia packet. In the Sound—The Forte and Dryad. PORT9MOUTII, Atm. 18 —Sailed his Majesty's ship Briton. FROM LLOYD'S, (THIS DAY). best, Auo. 18.—Wind S. by W.—Arrived, the John 13 ., i a o inbridge, Mason, from Cape Breton • and John Munro, Munro; 'V gadore sailed '7th ult; left il t iere the ' Wilford, Taylor, to sail in eight days afterwards. Arrtr hil from the River, and remain with the Atlas, for Jamaica, the :lenderson, from London to the Cape. The rest of the ou.twat s uthare sail e d. Fatatouvi, Auo. 17.--Wind W o Arrived the Duke of Kent Packet, ----, from Lisbon, mill e d 7 Rinaldo Packet, --, from the Leeward I:l 6th instant ; and left at Monstitend*'ats,sitilside from tit. Thomas'i the 11th of July i ..—..„ to sail the lit of July for 1 nril; L ip ; and the Euphernisi Ilsk, —.—, to sail the 10th for ditto.—Sailed ' the An d S an Jpan, Danish Brigs of, war, for Santa Cruz, t m o n u k il from ' thence for EtiFolle on the 15th instant, w i t h 800,000 dollars. The Paragon, —, from the Clyde, had arrived. The Rinaldo Packet spoke on the 17th ult, in lat. 28 deg. 36 min. long. 59 deg. 8 Min. the Buck, Catharine, from Liverpool for Charleston, in 85 days. PORTSMOUTH AUG. 18...-Wind N.W.—Arrived the Salus, Vutten, from Riga. Passed by for London, the Montrose, Ros h E", 1111 Trittittigi ill 80 days, land e d p assengers , Sailed Ilia burg, is—. ........in4,11. Majesty's ship, Leven, for nu.,...._._. 14vrarool,, Auo. 17.—Arrived the Concordia, daily, from New (jo raw; Il ls si l inuel, Robertson, from Florida; and Margaret and A n i,, froli pi l m e , 4 , ni ; t 4 Liady Pigmy's Ganges, and Philip, Tubb, from New Orleans ; the, tlizabetli and True lillla i fr9IP ilirarnichi. The Asia, Foal, sailed for Clnehe . c 16th inst. 10 hack leaky ; the Pandora, from Barbadoes, has arrived 01t Port. BRISTOL, Auo. 18.—Arrived the Lavinia, Furlong, f r om J o .. make, and Lord Collingwood, Hewsan, from Miramichi. THE AJSMY, Detsebrnent.4 belonging to the 11th Regiment of Light Dra p9tnd h. MU' the'l6th Lancers, and the 31st, 38th, 44th, 47th, . h, a 8/th Regim e nts of Infantry, embarked , on the 1 6th u ,3 1- at Chatham, on board the Fort 'lCnumb for Bengal. Detachments belonging to the 4th and 18th Regiments of Light ~r ag onns, marched, y ester d ay , ( rpm Westminster, for the Cavalry "q'otwt hittiditUtlC 1. - ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. (ratan OUR OWN CORRISPONDINT.) LANCASTER, THURSDAY, Atm. 17. James Shorrocks, 23, two indictments against him, Alexander Norris, 17, John Orrell, 25, Thomas Emmet, 22, /Wary Hindle, 27,and Betty Howarth, 17 , were charged with riotously assembling, and destroying 100 power looms, in the factory of Messrs. William and Ralph Tur ner, in the parish of Bury. The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty but recommend ed Norris and Orrell to mercy, on the ground that they had not committed any violence.—Sentence deferred. The damage ddne in this instance, amounted to 1,651/. Ilfark Coekerhill, 29, Richard Rawsthorne, 20, John Holt, 20, George Ashworth, 21, Betty Cunlig; 25, Joseph Clayton, 29, John Hoyle, 27, and Richard Tattersall, 30, were charged with rioting and breaking fifty-one looms, in the factory of Messrs. Robert and John Munn. The Jury found Betty Cuulitf, Joseph Clayton, and John Hoyle, Guilty, and acquitted the remainder. Mark Cockerhill, Ann Ingham, Lawrence Hardman, Thomas Emmett, Jonah Baldwin, Richard Tattersall, and George Ashworth, were charged with rioting and breaking machinery in the factory of Mr. Ormrod, of New Church. The Jury found the first five Guilty, and acquitted Tattersall and Ashworth ; they recommended Ann Ing ham to mercy, on account of her being in an advanced state of pregnancy. Baldwin was also recommended to mercy., Symtoma of the blue devils were visible this morning. The difference was truly astonishing; Harlequin with his majical wand could not have produced a greater metamor phosis—from all life and bustle we are completely" chop fallen,"—long faces, and "pockets to let, unfuniiiififed."— The interest is in a great measure lost. It is said you must "strike the iron while it is hot" to raise sparks, and a few are raised here. The ladies go in " leading strings." Mr. Wakefield has so frightened the dear creatures, that thy can go nowhere without a procheinamie—there is no stealing a kiss, or heaving a pensive sigh, but papa and mamma are on the qui ave. The greatest curiosity here is the Gretna Green parson, he waddles like a duck on a frosty morning. He loves, lam told, "a wee drap." He is what you may call a regular out and outer,"—and unless folk belie his reverence, he geti. " half seas over," three times a day—he says :- 4 , The cock may crow, the day may daw, But I will taste the barley bree." Many persons, for the purpose of some conversation, invite him to their lodgings to have a tete-a-tote with this riveter of hearts. The Courts this day were but thinly attended. There was not the least interest on either side. The cases of the rioters have occupied the Court three days, and most of them are found guilty. Saturday is now said to be the day fixed for the trial of Wm. Wakefield; but I un derstand Monday is the day absolutely appointed. It has been whispered that Edward Gibbon Wakefield will sur render and take his trial, to save expences; but all is mere conjecture. Great numbers of the Bar have made their exit. The expences attending Wakefield's business must have been immense. The Northern Circuit, although it promised to be the most important of any of the Circuits, has been the least productive to the " wigs." A vast number of the causes having been withdrawn and unde fended, it has been " much ado about nothing." The most novel amusement here is the serenadings of the Sheriff's trumpeters, who play well on the key trumpets. The halbert-men before their Lordships" march in good order," while the little urchins run to have a peep at my " Lud Judg," when lie goes and returns from the Castle. The tune this morning was " Home, sweet home !" very apropos for those who have )not seen the cockneys` land-mark, St. Paul's, so long. If it were not for the As sizes, Lancaster would be like a solitary fly in Hyde-park, by itself ! Miss Turner seldom makes her appearance : she ap pears, as the Poet says— " Born to blush unseen." I have seen her once, as I was looking over the para pets of the Castle-- "Like Proserpine, gathering flowers ! Herself a fairer flower !" Let-har.now take care. - We hope her ex lover may not prove a Pluto, but wing her way to Paradise ! A curious circumstance took place on Monday last. After Edward Gibbon Wakefield had been admitted to bail, on coming out of Court, he met Miss Turner in the corridor, where they both regarded each other— " With looks half coy, half won." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.—(Tms DAY.) MAWMAN V. TIGO. His Lottustur desired to intimate to the parties concerned in this case, that he would give judgment in it ou Monday morning. EDWARDS V. HOGOARD. Mr. &whew moved, ex-parte, for an injunction to stay trial. The motion was made on the part of the plaintiff; who had made an affidavit to support it, stating, that the defendant had appeared to the bill, but that he had not put in his answer to it ; that an action had been commenced at law by the defendant, upon which the plaintiff did not feel that he could proceed safely to trial until the defendant's answer to the bill Caine in, but that then he anti cipated making a good defence, and, therefore, he moved to stay the trial until the answer was put in.—lnjunction granted. LONDON DOCK COMPANY. RODDINGTON v. TROWER AND OTHERS. Mr. SKIRROW obtained, a few days ago, leave to give notice of a motion for to-day, in this case, in which the Treasurer of the London Dock Company was the plaintiff, and 'liners. Trower and Lawson, for whom he appeared, with others, were the de fendants. The notice of motion was, that his clients might be at liberty to proceed to trial at the sittings before Michaelmas Term next, upon the action already commenced by his clients against the plaintiff in equity. The bill was an interpleading bill, which prayed that all the defendants might be restrained front com mencing or proceeding with any answer against the plaintiff, and the Learned Counsel thought the best course for him to take would be to state the facts of the case, as they appeared on the face of the bill, and then his opinion was, that he should have no diffi culty in satisfying the Court, that the action already commenced would be the best mode of trying the question in the cause. Mr. Hata said, he was on the other side, and probably be might g ave Mr. Skirrow the n ecess i ty o f go i ng on. The Vice Chanellor had directed an action to be brought, and that some of the parties, for whom Mr. Horne appeared, should attend that trial; he, however, res trained the action against the plaintiff that bad been commenced, upon a statement that he was only a stake-holder; if Mr. Skirrow ehose, he (Mr. H.) had no objection to that order being discharged, provided the injunction was continued. Mr. Hating recollected that be had appeared for some of the parties, but on this occasion he had not been supplied with any brief. Mr. Sete ao w tho a o ugslittoi th e the continuance u t proof an o o f of 11t injunction,H oe's t clients having no ; sole Monday would not do, noisbjLecotaonfstahleippwreissehnetdmtootkionn was t owwil i e t t la i t ie 7 A i i t re m oved. on, Which to make this motion. Mr. SICIRROW said Monday would do perfectly ; but it would be very bard on his clients, if because Counsel kept away, it should t h en be said, the case cou ld n ot be heard. Mr. H oene considered i t as h ar d on h im, that Counsel should keep back a notice of motion to the very last day of sitting, and then expect it to be met, Mr. Setatiow thought he knew perfectly well how he ought to 411 in gating proper v , an d wa s satisfied that he could convince the Court, that he he'd good grounds for urging on the motion, which h e s h ould claim ht doing 0 the ri g on Monday, Mr, HA RT O b served, that Con }ll4l Were , nut bound to attend on Monday, but he thought he s h u ' u ld then be in town, 1. 1 4 if lie were, be ehpuld attend his Lordship. o f 'We understand that the Pireeto,rB the Royal Manoliestq ' lnstitution h ave treated with the Duke of ffridgewater s trustees, for the purchase of those sin gular and unique old carvings which exist Hall, in Lancashire, the /ocal e of the p9puhir Ter i\4o tic novel, SIR 4c4IN CittvEhTqN. The propri of this measure, was 'suggeafeil to 'them, we are tol , by D r . Hibbert, td at Halle oui tije 'work has heen grreWt oply attfibt!ted, - . . POLICE INTELLIGENCE.. ISIANSION-HOUSE.—(Tsts DAY.) - Mary Campbell, a married woman, was brought before the LORD MAYOR, on a charge of having robbed a tradesman named Hubbard, residing at Wapping. The prosecutor stated that about eleven o'clock last night, hav ing been at the West End of the Town, he was returning down Holborn, when he met with the prisoner, who raid she was extremely thirsty ; and he went with her to a public-house in Smithfield. There he paid for the por ter which they drank together, and pulled out his purse for that purpose, when she sudde n ly i ntro d uced her han d into his pocket and took They were walking down Fenchurch-street, out his purse, with which she made off. He pursued her, and gave her in. custody to an officer, to whom she gave up the purse, which contained seven sovereigns and some silver.—The watchman to whom she gave it up was not here. The prisoner said, she had gone to see a single woman home. The prisoner set up a terrible outcry against this statement, said she was a virtuous woman, that she Lad never set eyes upon the prosecutor before he suddenly seized her as she was taking a walk in the streets, and charged her with having stolen his purse. She had neither walked, nor talked, nor drank with him. The LORD MAYOR---What does a virtuous married woman do walking in the streets alone at twelve o'clock at night. The prisoner's husband, a comparatively shabby looking fellow, here came forward, and said that his wife was a virtuous woman, and he was convinced that there was not one word of truth in what this man chose to say of her. The Loan MAYOR examined the husband as to his mode of iving. He admitted that he was now in no business; they had arrived in town about six weeks; they came from the North of Ireland. The LORD illavoa asked the prosecutor whether he was sober et the time? The Prosecutor... -Why, my Lord, I had had one glass. The LORD IiATORAye, and the contents of many mores— You are a bad fello w , or you would not h ave gone i nto t h e com pany of lewd women. His Lordship said the case for the prose cution was perfectly clear. He expressed his doubts whether the husband was not aware of his wife's conduct. His Lordship remanded the prisoner that the watchman who received the purse might be brought forward. Thomas Challis, an elderly and respectable looking man, was brought up on a charge of stealing several pieces of ribbon. The prisoner, it was stated, went this morning into the shop of Mr. Tickel, a haberdasher in Aldgate, and looked out about thirty Piece* of ribbon. The shopman observed him put several in his pocket. He said he should call again as he came back, and pay for them, as he had some more purchases to make at another place. The shopman followed him and brought him back. The ribbon was found upon him, but he had no money. It appeared that he was an old tradesman who had fallen into decay, and had been supported by pittances from his friends. When questioned as to his .former condition, he burst into tears, and could make no answer. His LORDSHIP, who seemed touched with compassion at his 'cue, remanded him, to allow him time to give notice to his friends of his condition. BOW-STREET—(THIS DAY.) A new informer, a tall, Dan Quizotte sort of character, named Compton, preferred au information against Mr. Wyat, the owner of one of the Marlow coaches, for carrying luggage on the roof when he had the full number of passengers. The informer, it appeared, had been engaged as a musician by a gentleman at or near Marlow; he had, with his harp, travelled by the above coach. The coachman had charged him nothing for the carriage of his harp on the roof, (which formed the present ground of complaint), and he gratefully repaid his kindness, by laying this information. Mr. Mtwsnum. remarked, that the information was not laid correctly, as it did not state some necessary particulars, but he could now amend it, if he thought proper. lie replied that it was " his first attempt," and said hr had no objection to settle it, if he was allowed his expences, if the Magis trate would give his sanction. Mr. Alin;utst.s. said he had no objection to such an arrange ment, and they left the office for that purpose. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—(Tuts DAT.) Ann Arnold, a wretched-looking woman, of about 60, was charged by Mr. Charles Smith, No. 208, Piccadilly, with making a disturbance and raising a mob at his house last night. He stated that she was a distant relation to him, and was perpetually annoying hint and other respectable branches of the family.— He had done every thing in his power to settle her comfortably in the country, but to no purpose. She constantly got rid of every thing, and returned to town. It was very hurtful to his feelings, to make such a complaint ; bnt he was willing to make any ar rangement to make her comfortable, providing she would cease her abuse and annoyance. Mr. aria remarked, that he could do nothing but bold her to bail, 4nd asked her how she could justify herself for such miscue. duet ? She replied, that when she went to complainant's house she had no intention of making soy disturbance, and promised to keep front his house in future. One of the Beadles stated, that she had been in his custody several times within the last twelve months on the same charge. She was ultimately ordered to find bail. Mary M' Gree, a girl of about 10 years of age, was brought up by a watchman, who stated that he found her crying in the street, when she told him that she bad no home, and her parents had been dead five months, and he took her to the watch•house, suspecting her to have absconded from her friends. He now, however, stated that her mother was waiting outside the office. Mr. Dvaa ordered her to be called and she presented herself in the person of a plump little Irish woman, with a snub nose, a freckled skin, a mild blue eye, and with a truly pathetic flow of Hibernian eloquence, she began her " tale of woe." " Her bus bond, she said, was lying on a sick bed, the consequence of over exertion, to support herself and three children. She had sent the child at - the bar out yesterday, with a well stocked basket of fruit, to try and " turn a penny," but she had lost both basket and fruit, and she added, with the tears trickling down her sun-burnt cheeks, " I have but two-pence in ass custody, to get bread for me babes. and me poor husband." _ _ Mr. DYER inquired the value of the basket, which she an swered was Is. 2d. He then desired that she would not treat the child severely when discharged, and told her that she should not lose her basket. On this intimation, her countenance brightened. " As its yer Honour's self that said so we will not bale her." Mr. Eirsa then, with his usual humanity, gave her the value of the basket, and on leaving the office, sbe dropped ten curtsies, and ten times as many Irish blessings. QUEEN-SQUARE..--(Tuts DAT.) CAUTION TO WATERMIN.—Richard Bridge, a Waterman at Chelsea, appeared before the sitting Magistrate, to answer the complaint of Monsieur John Mauduit, a French gentleman, resid ing at No. 4, Caroline-place, Fulham. The complainant stated that on Sunday afternoon he hired a boat, on China-row, Chelsea. In the corukauy were three ladies. After they had rowed for an hour, on coning to the stairs, the defleidant made use of the most gross language to them, and de clared that they had ran foul of his boat, and done it considerable injury. The defendant in attempting to justify himself, admitted the fact, and said it was done at the irritation of the moment. The ac cused, however, on making au ample apology to Monsieur Mau duit, no penalty was inflicted on him, and he was discharged, after a suitable admonition, upon payment of the colts. DISTRESSING FIRE. This morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a destructive fire broke Out on the premises of Mr. Simpson, grocer and tea dealer, Clerkeuwell. It appears, at the above time, the watchman on the beat, smell ing fire, went out of his bos, when he observed flames issuing from the front kitchen up the area of Mr. Simpson's; he, without loss of time aroused the inmates of the house, who, with some lodgers in the first floor, were compe ll e d to make their escape nearly in a state of nudity. In Mr. Sinieson's anxiety to preserve his wife and child, he omitted to call the servant girl, who slept in the two pair back ; an it was not till the flames had made some considerable progress, that she. became aware of her dreadful situation, when she ap peared at the first floor window, in the utmost agony, the devour ing e l ement everl , m i nute making rapid strides to the upper part of the house. A ladder being fortunately procured, a fireman ascended through the smoke, and succeeded in extricasiug her front the dreadful situatioo, but they Were both nearly sense less from the volume* a sutnke which enveloped the premises; b y thi s t i me t our eug i ne „, wer e playing on the flames, during which the outliners of' the houses, both right and left, were removing their hiruiture. An old lady, named Filehover, who resided next door, had expired about half an hour before the fire broke out, and her coirk was removed to a public house adjacen t. About two o'clock thin *Um" her egot under ; the two houses adjoining Mr. Simpson's Mr. Si N were I d e l it 4 4)A . NV* litar mpi:d i wh9 YPOiS mk...4vg mans thrown into the calamity, his property not having been in- I s h re d e It imilO kte d t h e fire originated by a clothes -horse, with int o tineu ou, beingplaced opposite the kitchen fire by the servant when she went to heti, which failing, became ignited end so c4:141, ,, m unicatedta the wall s o f a ws i uscu tti nt , FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, AUG. 18.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, his - MAJESTY left the Royal Lodge, in his pony phaeton, accompanied by the Duke of Dorset, and followed by his attendants, in the double-bodied and a single phaeton, drove to Virginia Water, where his MAJESTY, with his attendants, dined in the Royal marquee, at five o'clock. Previous to dining his MAJESTY, with his suite, took an ex cursion on the Lake, and at eight o'clock returned to the Royal Lodge ; when the Duke of Dorset took leave of his MAJESTY, and left for his residence in town. Mr. Secretary Canning arrived in town on Thurs day from Coombe Wood, where Mr. C. had gone to pay a visit to the Earl of Livervool on his return from Brighton. The Right Hon. Gentleman was engaged yesterday at his office in Downing -street, transacting business with Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian, and Count Lieven, the Russian Ambassadors, and others of the Foreign Ministers. Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Fo reign Office to the Right Hon. Frederick Lamb, our Ambassador at Madrid, and also to Lord Grenville, our Ambassador at Paris. Despatches were received at the Foreign Office on Thursday, from the Right Hon. Sir Charles Bagot, our Ambassador at Brussels, to Mr. Secretary Canning. A despatch, dated the 18th June, has been re ceived at the Colonial Department from Mr. Warring ton, the British Consul at Tripoli, which announces the arrival of Major Laing at Timbuctoo. Despatches were received ye sterday morning, at the Colonial Department, from te Duke of Manchester, at Jamaica. - Despatches were also received yesterday morning at the Colonial Office, from Sierra Leone and Quebec. A King's Messenger arrived at the Foreign Office on Thursday morning, with despatches from the Con tinent. Mr. Cockburn, our Minister to Colombia, came passenger by the Canada New York packet, which ar rived a few days since. On account of his health, he was unable to get further than Carthagena. The King's private apartments in the new Palace building in St. James's Park are to be at the side next Constitution Hill, to which a very splendid entrance is nearly completed. The Right Hon. Robert Peel, his Majesty's pre sent Secretary of State for the Home Department, when only a young man about 22 years of age, after four days public examination by the four Sworn Ex aminers of the University of Oxford, was adjudged entitled to the highest Academical Honours, both in Classics and the Sciences. In token of their admira tion of his unequalled excellence, the Examiners spon taneously and simultaneously rose, uncovered, and congratulated him on his examination—a circumstance without a parallel, either before or since.--Leeds In telligence r As one of the Brighton coaches was changing horses yesterday.at Meacham, in consequence of the inattention of the horsekeeper, the leaders turned round, which gave the coach such a severe jerk, that a gentleman on the box was thrown with such violence to the ground, that he broke his leg, and sprained his wrist ; and a gentleman on the roof was precipitated to the ground, and fell with great violence on his chest. The name of one gentleman was Mr. Lord, a solici tor, in London, and the other a Mr. Jones, of the Stock Exchange. DUD LEY.--( From our Correspondent).—The iron trade is becoming still more depressed ; and from every thing I can learn, from those intimately connected with the trade of the neighbourhood, I must prognos ticate that things will be worse. A considerable esta blishment in this vicinity is blowing out (this is a pro vincial technicality, the literal meaning of whic h . is, stopping the works); not from the want of capital, but the want of a market. Fifteen hundred or two thousand pair of hands will consequently be thrown out of employ. It is a pleasing reflection that, labour ing as they do under great deprivation, the work-peo ple are quiet, and sustain their misfortunes with forti tude. The colliers are, generally speaking, at work ; but they still cherish feelings of murmuring and dis content. There seems no disposition on their part to commit outrage. They are a rough, uncultivated class, possessing manners and habits peculiar to them selves ; . but there is a genuine good nature belonging to them that I never met with in any other operative body. The ,company of the fourth Dragoons is still here, but expect every hour to receive orders to return to barracks. 7 —Birmingham Chronicle. PUBLIC DISTRESS IN IRELAND. (From the Cork Southern Reporter.) MEETING AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. This day, pursuant to a Requisition to the Mayor, and the call of his Worship, a meeting was held at the Mansion-House fur the purpose of taking into consideration the most prompt measures for relieving the existing distress. The assemblage was very numerous and respectable, and a highly intfresting discussion took place, not only on the means of giving immediate relief, but on the subject of the Poor Laws, on the introduction of which into Ireland, there was but one opinion pervading the meeting ; and it will be seen that a Requisition to the Mayor to call a Meeting, for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament to frame a modified system for this Country, was agreed to on the instant, and received a great number of the most respectable sig natures we ever.saw appended to a public document originating in this City. The MAYOR immediately named Tuesday next for 11gr, meeting, to be held in the City Court House. At the hour the meeting broke up (five &clock), it is not in our power to give any other report of the proceedings than the resolutions agreed to, which embrace the business of the meeting. The sum already subscribed amounts to over 1,200/. STATE or THE COUNTRT.—There are DO mills at work in this neighbourhood for miles—and this from want of water. Flour and oatmeal are sold only in very small quantities, in consequence of speculating upon apprehended scarcity, and dearth of provisions, in the later season, Oats sell fur sixteen shillings per barrel, whose produce, the sustenance of the poor in lieu of potatoes, brings to the miller, who is frequently the purchaser of the raw gram„Vs. per cwt. This state of things, combined with the diminution of supply at market, will strike down the labouring pool. • In some parts of the nouuty Kilkenny, from the detlei."&ey of t h e cr ops, there will soon be neither oatmeal nor potatoes. The population is, in a great measure, subsisting upon new wheat boil, ed with milk. We would recommend to the Mendicity and other charitable Committees around. us, to purchase in time oim ea l, in good quantity, to relieve distrea in winter and spring, and,,indeed, much sooner* they will find recompense in the quiet of the coun try, and the blessings of the poor.—"Vtee/9/ 4 . post, TURN-OHT 3,N T.HE PAPER TILA.IO.. The Paper ikralit in the neighbourhood of ; Dublin have all beau idl e fig three or four weeks, u Iluvituence of a turn-out situongst the. operatives to efirct payments in the new currency. Th e ai l_ vo x thus rowlited is about the sum that enables the Irish maim.. fat arer to compete, in this branch of trade, with the English inamt kt arer ; and, therefore, if the operatives succeed, there is no great likelihood that any Paper AL'inufactory will be left long . 1 - s taxe had three or four shillings a week We undersiand that the operatives in et t u izl o ei' r tPai e u t ig rut r u inb t ut i;: i i iti r: e Fic lu l , b len i e en 7 in Manchester, Liverpool, or any othek Englial, t p t y t ,„ the introduction of machinery into the otablisitinente, has been heretofore successfully rtio4ol by th. operatives,--Dublin Mornin g Refitter. * • PROTECTION OF FRUIT GARDENS. A Correspondent alluding to the late Act f or th e protection o t fruit in gardens, mentions a mode which prevails in Switzerland of dealing with depredators, that is worthy of notice. The owners of vineyards there, have the same liberal feeling which actuated the English farmer who wrote as a notice over his turnip field, " Take one, take two ; take three, and I will take thee." The Swiss farmers do not notice any one who in passing by their vineyards shall merely take a bunch of grapes and eat them, but if he should attempt to carry any away without permission, he is considered and treated as a thief. "'hough they take upon themselves to be judges in their own cause, and to inflict punishment, yet they do not consider theth selves (as the owners of spring-guns in England do) at liberty to visit with death the petty pilferer, on whom the law, even upon regular trial and conviction, inflicts but a mitigated punishment. Th e y avo id such " wild justice,' • by loading their guns only with rock salt. They do not hesitate to let fly a heavy charge of this material upon a depredator, which per forates the skin, leaves a mark upon him, and puts his back in a painful state of pickle that lasts for some time, and is such as to leave unpleasant reminiscences, which are sufficient to deter the thief from encountering a similar infliction. Would it not be better if the owners of spring-guns, and those who adopt similar means of protecting their property, should charge their guns with rock salt instead of slugs and bullets'? A firm, but respectful remonstrance, has been made to the Judges by the Solicitors employed in three of the causes made remanets at the late Shrewsbury As sizes, stating the ruinous consequences to the parties of the delay, the probability of there being quite as little time to try them in the spring, and soliciting that they may be tried at the close of the present circuit. IHE MARKETS. (From the New London Price Current of August IL ) The demand for Colonial produce and fur the manufactures of the country continues steadily to improve, and it may now be confidently stated that there is a general revival of trade, yet there is no briskness, and the demand for every description of goods continues confined to the actual demand for consumption. Carrots.---The demand for Cotton continues very considerable and the lower qualities of Surats and the better descriptions of Bengal Cotton are id. per lb. higher. We cannot quote any ad vance on the other qualities, but the market is firm, with every appearance of the revival in the trade continuing. Corem—The prices of Coffee continue uncertain and fluctu. ating ; St. Domingo on Tuesday advanced to bOs., since which considerable parcels of good quality have been sold at 475., to 48s. 6d. ; the prices of Jamaica Coffee fell ts. on Wednesday, since which the demand has become general. The public *ales went on with some briskness, and the prices have fully recovered the depression we have stated. There were three public sales this forenoon, which continued up to a late hour; the whole sold, as the demand continues general and extensive. The fine ordinary and middling descriptions of British Plantation are again rather higher, with a firnt appearance. St. Domingo is unvaried ; good ordinary pale selling in parcels at 485., rather mixed with black beans. The quantity sold was 857 casks, and 338 bags. At the close of the market Coffee is still improving, parcels of yesterday's sale going off at an advance. Toriacco.—The purchases of Tabu** for the week ending last night inclusive, are about 700 hhds. Virginia, but the great proportion of the sales took place at the close of last week ; the sales were all Virginia at 2j-d. to Sid. The Market today is firm, but the demand is not so general and extensive as at the close of last week. SUGAR.—The demand for Muscovades this week has been steady and extensive, the sales average 1000 hhde. per day ; the prices are gradually advancing, the qualities which are about is. higher than last week, are the fine above 625. and the very low brown which are difficult to purchase, under 52t. ; all other de scriptions are also a shade higher ; the purchases of Sugars from 521. a 54e. for export are very considerable, and the buyers are still at market,. The demand for Muscovades continued up till a late hour to-day steady and extensive, and the Market is so uncom monly firm that a general improvement of la. per cwt. since this day week must be stated.---The letters front Jamaica this morn ing are rather unfavourable as to the appearanee of the next crop. In the Refined market this week there is again a further improve ment, particularly for the export descriptions, few parcels of Lumps are now to be had at 755. Crushed Sugar and Bastards are much inquired after; the wholesale grocers have purchased considerably, but not extensively, fine goods fur the home con sumption of the country. Molasses are brisk at 20s. The Mar ket, this morning was uncommonly bare of goods; no Lumps offer under 755. 6d. and we think few could even be purchased at that rate. Crushed and Bastards also in request; Molasses 26a. 6d. The Grocers are purchasing extensive parcels of Patent Goods to-day, for home consumption; the prices are generally a shade higher. In Foreign Sugars the only sale reported is some white Havannah at 40s. The 728 bags Bengal Sugar were with drawn ; the other sale to-day, 333 bags, sold at steady prices, middling white 85s. a 365. good 37e. SALTPRTRR.--601 bags at public sale to-day, 201. a 20s. 6d. Rust, BRANDY', and Ilota.arins.—The Rum Market continues steadily improving, the chief purchases are still in low Leeward* fur exportation, and in the fine strung Jamaica for home consump tion. Leewarda 2 and S over have been said at 2s. Id. per Im perial gallon, and scarcely any parcels of under proofs offer below that price; the fine Jamaicas SO and 31 Over, sell 31. Id. a Ss. Sd. Brandies are inquired after, but no purchases to any extent are reported. Geneva sells in small parcels 2s. Sd. and 2s. 4a. At the close of the market to-day several parcels of hue Rum were reported sold 82 and SS over, at Sr. thl. per Itiverial gallon. Leewarda 2 and 8 over, 2s. Hors.—The accounts from the country are, as favourable as it is possible. The duty estimated at 210,00r4. INDIGO and COCHINEAL.-..The 4111111:4 for good and fine In digo for exportation continues conside'Able the request for home consumption is steady ; picked pareelt command a premium of 6d. the others 3d, per lb. The demand for Cochineal has revived, and the holders will not sell tscept at a considerable salvanre on the late prices. HEMP, Ftax, and, Tat.t.ow..—The Tallow market is steady for parcels here, 84s. Sd. is the nearest price. In 'letup and Flax there is iittle alteration. Taa...-. l lle low Twankeyw antl Hylton sell at a premium of VAL Per It,. In other Teas.tliere I. no alteration. ' COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.—(Tuts There was a good . supply at this morning's market, ha the trade was dull. Spivage being very scarce Was considerably higher ; toot other vegetable., and English and Foreign Fruits, were lower than on this day se'nnight. • s, ct. to 1. d. Potatoes (per cwt.) 5 0 12 0 Cabbages (12 beads) 0 U 1 9 Cauliflowers Horse Radish (bundle) 2 0 4 0 Celery I 3 0 Carrots (12 bunches) Turnips Coleworts or Greens Onions Leeks Cos Lettuces (score) Spinage(haltsieve) 1 0 2 0 French Beans 1 6 3 0 Green Walnuts Damsons Orleans Home 2 6 0 Common Plums Apples 2 0 4 0 Pear. (half.steve) 2 5 1. d- 6 0 t° 1 3 4 . 'l 6 O . Oranges (Us)) S panisliChesnuts(pec k) 11 4 3 0 3 0 French ditto 3 0 - . 6 0 French Walnuts Y 6 5 0 Spanish liazlentits English ditto (bushel) 4 0 5 0 'Mulberries (pottle), 0 6 1 Cherries (121b5.) Filberts ......... .... . Apricots (ptinunet) 0 0 6 Peaches 0 1 6 Green tines (Amin theta ( I 2') Ditto sionll (100) 0 6 14, HAY MARKETS-41'ms Day.) (At tier Load of Stt 'russet.) ,I.lrtTattlldutirtettld°w Ha £:1 I l i St; '1. 1' 4. , j 1 1 . 5 5 A M O ( ri ; : t v'ear Straw li l'l 15 to ii i a 110 ' Ye 'i s ' il nay ~. 4155 15 Wheat Ditto New Meadow Hay ..... 4 5 5 5 Supply Row, and trade rather dull ; prices as last qtluted. IN l'ffiFl ELL). ..„. 4 , .. a ~, Lowland Meadow 1144' 3 . !,', tu ! 6 C r l ° T " Ha Y-C en.r. "' ** A . .' 4" sw Upland Ditto ....... ... ~. 4 o 4 0 ans.'estrao“onary Ant ... 11 7 0 RYSNilrasa Hay ..,...- 4 0 5 0 Oat/Straw llO .1 it New - Meadow fay .... 3 1 5 415 Wh./1/ ,Dint's I IV 116 A *resit * apply, and a very dull Walesa rulridaY'a prices. e GFI EsT ER.IIAII4ET..-41,10. 3s• AL to 19 tiA. Veal , lid. to U. 4d„ 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 Lamb 4*, tld. s*. 241. store 1.,414 , ,1„ 4 limn 119 to Vta. TILIcs from 209. to 314. each In 1.4411 lint little was domg , Supply tolerably good, and mid, lifttse rt.vivett. 31 tit Wit 1 iiX l7.-- -Avu. iii . --- —.- . -------- 111-IMr 74: -A HD ..- It ° i, d to s. d. a. Lids. & . 3 6 4 4 Lamb 4 6 6 4 Beef . ...... .....--- ... :.. . s 4 4 2 Veal 4 6 a a Mutton .. . ............ eite• ls‘.Quarter old dull ,lua, to L. twit. Suckitot ...Ivro sop ply tolerably good, and trade